General Coach Candidate News

[HoosierInParadise 1,682]

For those wanting to shut down the Stevens discussion...I'd love to shut down the Cronin discussion.

[maxwell 685]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

That’s what I’m trying to figure out 

Do you feel it's possible that Brad out respect & concern for Woodson & current players had that tweet put out to turn down the volume of a Steven's distraction?

[MrBBall 983]

Just now, maxwell said:

Do you feel it's possible that Brad out respect & concern for Woodson & current players had that tweet put out to turn down the volume of a Steven's distraction?

Yes

[Hoosierfan1901 8,314]

4 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

Maybe BS got cold feet and scared of the challenge or maybe he is comfortable being a behind the scenes office boy in Boston. 
anyways, I just hope we hire somebody that is fairly youthful and has a lot of passion and BB IQ!!

Wonder if the Celtics offered minor ownership? From my understanding, the company that owns the Celtics only owns like 52% of the organization and is only selling their portions of it. Seems like a similar solution again from the last time around.

[cleeter 3,020]

So, assuming the Stevens ship has fully sailed and it’s not a smokescreen, what’s everyone’s top 3? These are mine:
- Dusty May
- Chris Beard (if fully vetted and IU feels he can succeed off the court. I’m fully aware this is an extreme long shot, but still in my top 3 if IU thinks he’s the guy)
- Bruce Pearl
I can see the Pearl ship sailing, but I think he would help make IU a national relevant program again before retiring. I think May is the most realistic of the top candidates, but we will see. I think he will do great things at IU, but curious to see how this all unfolds.

Love those three. Me personally (and before a select few attack me, it’s just my dream list)

Beard - always been my #1
Pearl - feel it has sailed, but at least call
Oats - never happen, but call anyways
May -


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[cleeter 3,020]

Beard then May.  But I don't see Beard turning us down.

Beard would be here tonight if we called. I think he’s made it clear about what he thinks about IU


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[Hoosierfan1901 8,314]

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

[cleeter 3,020]

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

Mr Cig, I love you and all….but no. Please no.


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[Hoosier DaDa 3,770]

11 hours ago, AH1971 said:

Color me shocked that Brad Stevens doesn’t want to coach college basketball. Shocked I tell you. Who saw it coming? Cannot believe people on this board fell for this BS for weeks/months. Shame on those who pushed this narrative.

Options:

-Overpay for Dusty May

-safe hire Ben McCollum

-get risky and advantageous and buyout Mick Cronin (would be very happy)

-be smart and hire Will Wade (home run)

Didn’t you the whole fing summer fall for Woody’s cooking? You wouldn’t shut up the whole effing summer. About how we needed dynamic guards and they were gonna shoot 40% and Mike Woodson will know how to play the inside outside game. You are insufferable poster shut the F up.

[ib4iu 570]

23 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Last time I checked UCLA isn't in the Midwest 

Thank you to Deshaun Foster for that knowledge and explaining it to us. 

[kottke 919]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

If we’re going down this road I would rather have Schertz or McCollum.

[Hoosierfan1901 8,314]

2 minutes ago, cleeter said:

Mr Cig, I love you and all….but no. Please no.


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https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1890791412448239946?s=46&t=0mbJ_TT4MQ8KZKv29ZqhSg

[Home Jersey 16,346]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

Is Zagoria considered credible? Seems odd to me Cig would have a perspective to push here lol

[tyappleg 8,211]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

Is he pushing him, or did Dolson ask Cig about him because of their connection; and he gave him a positive review?  Pretty big difference, and I hope it's the latter, as the football coach should have no say or huge influence on the decision of a basketball coach. 

[tyappleg 8,211]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

Is Zagoria considered credible? Seems odd to me Cig would have a perspective to push here lol

He coached at JMU while Cig was there.  I assume they are friends. 

[Scotty R 3,767]

43 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Which is the baseline at UCLA. Not impressed. He would not elevate us at all.... plus his offense is boring. 

If you are expecting a championship caliber team every year you probably will be disappointed. Even RMK had some seasons they weren't a championship caliber teams 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,314]

2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Is Zagoria considered credible? Seems odd to me Cig would have a perspective to push here lol

Feels like he is more connected with recruiting news

[GloryDays 6,228]

10 minutes ago, HoosierInParadise said:

For those wanting to shut down the Stevens discussion...I'd love to shut down the Cronin discussion.

Same,I know he's a decent coach but something about him rubs me the wrong way.

 I've watched him through the years and I believe the abrasivness would wear thin rather quickly here Just like the strangeness did with crean.

[ib4iu 570]

With the salary we can offer and our NIL budget we should be able to hire a coach that can get us consistently into the tournament, with teams that frequently are favorites to make it to the second weekend, and at times put it all together for a championship run. 

[cleeter 3,020]

https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1890791412448239946?s=46&t=0mbJ_TT4MQ8KZKv29ZqhSg

Oh I didn’t doubt that, I was just politely telling him to stop pushing that ha


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